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Not to be confused with Tuborg Pilsener S.K. or Aliağa Petkim.

Petkim Spor
Petkim Spor logo
LeaguesBSL
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
HistorySocar Spor
2013–present
ArenaAliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu
Capacity3,000
Locationİzmir, Turkey
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentCüneyt Aksu
Head coachBurak Gören
Team captainYunus Emre Sonsırma
Websitepetkimspor.org

Petkim Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as Socar Spor is a Turkish professional basketball club based in İzmir which currently competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). The team was founded by Petkim in 2013 and got promoted to the first division in 2020. Their home arena is Aliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu with a capacity of 3,000 seats. The team is sponsored by SOCAR, an oil and gas company in Azerbaijan.[1]

History

On 29 July 2020 Sigortam.Net İTÜ was removed from the Basketbol Süper Ligi due to financial issues. Instead of them, Petkim Spor were granted a place in the Turkish top-tier league.[2]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Petkimspor roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 0 Turkey Tanışan, Emre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 25 – (1999-05-19)19 May 1999
SG 2 United States Thomas, Khyri 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-05-08)8 May 1996
G 4 United States Nigeria Efianayi, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1995-12-19)19 December 1995
G 6 Latvia Zoriks, Kristers 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1998-05-25)25 May 1998
PG 9 Turkey Sonsırma, Yunus Emre (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1992-10-08)8 October 1992
PG 10 Turkey Kuntker, Meriç 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2003-01-06)6 January 2003
C 13 Turkey Germany Agva, Mahir 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 28 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
F 21 United States Simmons, Jeremy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 35 – (1989-08-11)11 August 1989
PF 23 United States Aldridge, Peyton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995
SG 27 Turkey Erülkü, Tayfun 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-02-22)22 February 1994
F/C 35 Turkey Hacıoğlu, Gökay 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 22 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
Head coach
  • Turkey Burak Gören
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 28, 2023

Notable former players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

  1. ^ "Hakkımızda – PETKİM SPOR" (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Tahkim Bakırköy'ü reddetti, PETKİM BSL'de". Basketfaul (in Turkish). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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